Tara Iyer
Tara Iyer (Telugu: తర ఆయర్, Hindi: तारा आयर, Tārā Āyara; born in Hyderabad) is a professional tennis player from India who has won four ITF singles tennis titles and one doubles title.[1]
Country (sports) | |
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Born | Hyderabad, India |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed, two-handed backhand |
Singles | |
Career record | 61–43 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | 350 (10 September 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 25–21 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | 304 (18 February 2008) |
Personal life
Tara Iyer was born in the Indian metropolis of Hyderabad. Her mother is noted IRS officer, Indira Iyer and father is Parmeshwaran Iyer, an IAS officer.[2]
Career
2003-2010
Iyer played at the 2006 Sunfeast Open – Singles Qualifying where she won the First Round against Isha Lakhani 6–4, 6–2 before losing to Rushmi Chakravarthi 5–7, 4–6.
Iyer got a Wildcard to play at the 2007 Bangalore Open where she lost to Dominika Cibulková 0–6, 2–6 in Round 1.
Iyer also played for the Indian Fed Cup Team in the 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone where she beat Sahar Al Disi of Jordan, 6–0, 6–0, but lost to Albina Khabibulina of Uzbekistan, 4–6, 6–7(3).
Iyer received a Wildcard to play at the 2007 Sunfeast Open where she lost the First Round Match against Flavia Pennetta, 3–6, 1–6.
2011
Iyer played at the 2011 Citi Open – Singles Qualifying where she was a Wildcard receiver. She played Līga Dekmeijere in the First Round and lost 6–7(4), 2–6.
Career statistics
Singles Finals: 4 (4-0)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 17 June 2007 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
Winner | 2. | 11 August 2007 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | 6–0, 6–1 | |
Winner | 3. | 25 August 2007 | Noida, India | Carpet | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Winner | 4. | 1 September 2007 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles Finals: 3 (1–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 October 2006 | Ahmedabad, India | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 10 August 2007 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 31 August 2007 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 |